diff --git a/drivers/usb/class/usblp.c b/drivers/usb/class/usblp.c
index 9eca4053312e..cb3a93243a05 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/class/usblp.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/class/usblp.c
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@
 #include <linux/mutex.h>
 #undef DEBUG
 #include <linux/usb.h>
+#include <linux/ratelimit.h>
 
 /*
  * Version Information
@@ -348,8 +349,7 @@ static int usblp_check_status(struct usblp *usblp, int err)
 	mutex_lock(&usblp->mut);
 	if ((error = usblp_read_status(usblp, usblp->statusbuf)) < 0) {
 		mutex_unlock(&usblp->mut);
-		if (printk_ratelimit())
-			printk(KERN_ERR
+		printk_ratelimited(KERN_ERR
 				"usblp%d: error %d reading printer status\n",
 				usblp->minor, error);
 		return 0;
@@ -653,8 +653,7 @@ static long usblp_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
 
 		case LPGETSTATUS:
 			if ((retval = usblp_read_status(usblp, usblp->statusbuf))) {
-				if (printk_ratelimit())
-					printk(KERN_ERR "usblp%d:"
+				printk_ratelimited(KERN_ERR "usblp%d:"
 					    "failed reading printer status (%d)\n",
 					    usblp->minor, retval);
 				retval = -EIO;